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Proverbs 17:3
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Proverbs 17:3
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The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the heart.
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Proverbs 17:3 in Other Translations
KJV
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The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
ESV
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The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the LORD tests hearts.
NLT
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Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but the LORD tests the heart.
MSG
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As silver in a crucible and gold in a pan, so our lives are assayed by God.
CSB
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A crucible is for silver and a smelter for gold, but the Lord is a tester of hearts.
Proverbs 17:3 In-Context
1
Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.
2
A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
3
The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the heart.
4
A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
5
Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
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Proverbs 27:21
2.
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1 Chronicles 29:17
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Psalms 26:2
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Psalms 139:23
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1 Peter 1:7
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Jeremiah 17:10
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